Siiddašjávri

Siiddašjávri

Siiddašjávri

Lake in Sweden and Norway

Siiddašjávri (Northern Sami) or Sijdasjávrre (Lule Sami) or Sitasjaure (Swedish) is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. The lake covers an area of 71.91 square kilometres (27.76 sq mi), with 0.96 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi) of the lake in Norway (Narvik Municipality in Nordland county) and 70.95 square kilometres (27.39 sq mi) in Sweden (Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County). The name of the lake comes from the Sami languages, with the ending -jávri or -jávrre being the word for "lake".[1]

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    "Sijdasjávrre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-21.


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